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Dead by X Mas

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B-side
  
"Nothing New"

Format
  
7" single

Length
  
2:58

Released
  
December 1981

Recorded
  
August 1981

Genre
  
Rock, hard rock, glam punk, glam rock

"Dead By X-Mas" is a single by the Finnish rock and glam punk band Hanoi Rocks. The single was released before the band's second album Oriental Beat but neither the A- or B-side were featured on album until the band's third album, Self Destruction Blues.

The songs are very liked and were the biggest hits of Hanoi Rocks' early career. The B-side, "Nothing New" is not as well known as the A-side, "Dead By X-Mas". "Dead By X-Mas" has since been thought to be as a prediction of the death of drummer Razzle, who died in a car crash on 9 December 1984. The chorus even has the lyrics "I'll be dead by X-mas now anyway". The lyrics tell a horror story, which guitarist Andy McCoy said could happen.

Personnel

  • Michael Monroe - Lead vocals, piano, guitar
  • Andy McCoy - Lead guitar, vocals on "Nothing New"
  • Nasty Suicide - Rhythm guitar
  • Sam Yaffa - Bass
  • Gyp Casino - Drums
  • References

    Dead by X-Mas Wikipedia